Don't rush the topic selection process! Take time to brainstorm and to do some preliminary reading.
Is there something you already know you might be interested to find more about? Do some preliminary reading to see if it would make a good topic, and if so, what aspects of the topic you might want to focus on.
If you have no idea, don't worry about it! You will find something in your browsing.
Ask a librarian or teacher about good general resources you can use to browse topics.
If you aren't interested in your topic, select another one. (Or find an aspect that does interest you.)
Don't take real notes yet. The only things you should be writing down are topic ideas.
Once you have selected a preliminary topic, then you can start developing it.
Start big, then go small. Narrow your topic using the common question words (who, what, where, when, why, and how).
Don't rush the topic selection process! Take time to brainstorm and to do some preliminary reading.
Once you have selected a preliminary topic, then you can start developing it.
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